by RetroRuth | May 8, 2020 | Salads, Tested Recipes
This week I was sick of canned corn, so I decided to use my canned corn in a salad. This is Farm Salad! From Avocado Bravo, 1976 [cooked-sharing] This week’s recipe comes from the book Avocado Bravo, which was published in 1976 by avocado growers, and has some...
by RetroRuth | Oct 4, 2019 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Welcome to a cocktail post! I know it has been forever, but I am very happy to bring these cocktail tests to you, AND to kick off a fun week of cocktail recipes from the blog that will be running on our Facebook page! This is a fun post because you are getting three...
by RetroRuth | Apr 20, 2018 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Hello, and welcome back to Vintage Cocktail Friday! Quite possibly the most requested and least posted blog posts on this blog! Sorry about that. This year has been kind of crazy and we just haven’t had time to post the cocktails we are drinking. Plus, it’s hard to...
by RetroRuth | Feb 28, 2017 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, Mardi Gras, The BEST
Happy Fat Tuesday! This week we are going to celebrate Mardi Gras, and our return to health after a horrible, 10-day flu, with some lemon bars. These are Lemon Mardi Gras Squares! From 4th Pillsbury Bake-Off [cooked-sharing] Like many, many recipes that pop up on...
by RetroRuth | Jun 1, 2016 | Best & Worst, Desserts, The BEST
It’s been hot around here lately, so this week we decided to make a frozen treat. This is milk sherbet. From Food for Home and Trade, Girls' Trades and Technical High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942 [cooked-sharing] This recipe comes from a book that I received for...
